And here is the flight before: Flight between two showers. Grey and overcast, just before darkness. Still figuring out proper COG/elevator. Nose up tendency when throttling down as can be seen when slowing down for doing slow passes. Nose down tendency when accellerating after glide or slow pass. Hints anyone?

And here is the flight before: Flight between two showers. Grey and overcast, just before darkness. Still figuring out proper COG/elevator. Nose up tendency when throttling down as can be seen when slowing down for doing slow passes. Nose down tendency when accellerating after glide or slow pass. Hints anyone?

Hey AK68, Looks like a nice place to fly. On the nose down tendency when accellerating, make sure the motor mount has at least a 6 deg forward angle. This helps offset the thrust from the motor being above the wing. It might also be just a little tail heavy.

Ok I'm up to putting the outer float pieces on, but I notice with a dry fit that its a good 1/4" too tall. Will all this be trimmed off flush? Also whats the best way to pre-bend it? And finally, is the tip of the float meant to bend down a bit to meet the outer float? Doesn't seem like it'll get a tight fit a t the tip w/o doing that.

Ok I'm up to putting the outer float pieces on, but I notice with a dry fit that its a good 1/4" too tall. Will all this be trimmed off flush? Also whats the best way to pre-bend it? And finally, is the tip of the float meant to bend down a bit to meet the outer float? Doesn't seem like it'll get a tight fit a t the tip w/o doing that.

Yes, the extra will need to be trimmed off flush. Keep corners sharp and square for better tracking in the water. Prebending can be done with a pipe or some thing round, it does not need to be heated, just apply presure and roll against the pipe. The tip of the float does not bend down, it remains parallel to the wing. Make sure you bevel the edges of the float side with a knife or sanding block.

Hey AK68, Looks like a nice place to fly. On the nose down tendency when accellerating, make sure the motor mount has at least a 6 deg forward angle. This helps offset the thrust from the motor being above the wing. It might also be just a little tail heavy.

John.

Hello John . You are right on the tail heavyness. I did 3 more flights tonight with some extra weight shift forward and backward for testing. Backwards was worse. (Have I been drinking?) Forward was better. Given the onboard cam results i need to balance the prop incl motor. Furthermore Mako flies great. Glides excellent. Perfect dead stick landings. Funny handstand! Unlimited vertical. Next is high alfa and hover. Thanks for ideas and support.

Have asked this question previously without any reply.
Is there a decal sheet in .pdf format so you can have a sign company produce the decals?

Recall original forum refers to decal sheet being available in the future but nothing found.

Sorry no decals yet, but we are getting close. We want to make sure they fit and stick good before selling them. I am building a new Mako for WMPF and testing the new coast guard decals that Rasterize designed.

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Coast Guard templates wanted

I have my Mako completed and am ready to paint or decal. I have been trying to find the Coast Guard pattern but am having no luck. The only thing that I find are pictures that when I blow them up the edges get fuzzy. Are there any graphics for these patterns out there that is available. I have a friend that owns a print shop and he gave me some film that is used for car emblems. Boy does that stuff stick. So does anyone have any links for me. Any help would be appreciated.